concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
but; however; even though; even if
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
coincident with; while; simultaneously